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RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU

Sanctioned
Chongch’al Ch’ongguk
Type
organization
Subtype
Country
North Korea
Listings
1 · 1 Sanctioning jurisdiction
Export
United Nations1 Listings

Other measure

Sanctions listings1
JurisdictionListMeasuresDateStatus
United Nations
UNSC Consolidated List
KPe.031
Other measure
2016-03-02activeSource
Official source conditions

UN Security Council sanctions measures under the relevant committee list. Source comments: The Reconnaissance General Bureau is the DPRK's premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers' Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People's Army. The Reconnaissance General Bureau trades in conventional arms and controls the DPRK conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation.

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Source evidence

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Names and aliases

  • RGBAlias
    UNSC Consolidated List ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    KPe.031
    SHA-256
    15438a053ff9ea1f3f1009285e62ef838386220624d69ef80def277a1f8d5e18
    Snapshot
    78d7b7da-9366-4a36-8d11-3a7e2a484b81
    Snapshot SHA-256
    431036efd6727482412c3f072a56008a1b7d183aa7fac27c2824349727aff48d
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)
  • Chongch’al Ch’onggukAlias
    UNSC Consolidated List ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    KPe.031
    SHA-256
    15438a053ff9ea1f3f1009285e62ef838386220624d69ef80def277a1f8d5e18
    Snapshot
    78d7b7da-9366-4a36-8d11-3a7e2a484b81
    Snapshot SHA-256
    431036efd6727482412c3f072a56008a1b7d183aa7fac27c2824349727aff48d
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)
  • KPA Unit 586Alias
    UNSC Consolidated List ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    KPe.031
    SHA-256
    15438a053ff9ea1f3f1009285e62ef838386220624d69ef80def277a1f8d5e18
    Snapshot
    78d7b7da-9366-4a36-8d11-3a7e2a484b81
    Snapshot SHA-256
    431036efd6727482412c3f072a56008a1b7d183aa7fac27c2824349727aff48d
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)
  • RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAUPrimary name
    UNSC Consolidated List ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    KPe.031
    SHA-256
    15438a053ff9ea1f3f1009285e62ef838386220624d69ef80def277a1f8d5e18
    Snapshot
    78d7b7da-9366-4a36-8d11-3a7e2a484b81
    Snapshot SHA-256
    431036efd6727482412c3f072a56008a1b7d183aa7fac27c2824349727aff48d
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)

Identifiers

  • 6908526UN_DATAID
    UNSC Consolidated List ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    KPe.031
    SHA-256
    15438a053ff9ea1f3f1009285e62ef838386220624d69ef80def277a1f8d5e18
    Snapshot
    78d7b7da-9366-4a36-8d11-3a7e2a484b81
    Snapshot SHA-256
    431036efd6727482412c3f072a56008a1b7d183aa7fac27c2824349727aff48d
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)
  • KPe.031UN_REFERENCE_NUMBER
    UNSC Consolidated List ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    KPe.031
    SHA-256
    15438a053ff9ea1f3f1009285e62ef838386220624d69ef80def277a1f8d5e18
    Snapshot
    78d7b7da-9366-4a36-8d11-3a7e2a484b81
    Snapshot SHA-256
    431036efd6727482412c3f072a56008a1b7d183aa7fac27c2824349727aff48d
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)

Countries and roles

  • Democratic People's Republic of KoreaOperation
    UNSC Consolidated List ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    KPe.031
    SHA-256
    15438a053ff9ea1f3f1009285e62ef838386220624d69ef80def277a1f8d5e18
    Snapshot
    78d7b7da-9366-4a36-8d11-3a7e2a484b81
    Snapshot SHA-256
    431036efd6727482412c3f072a56008a1b7d183aa7fac27c2824349727aff48d
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)